Good afternoon and welcome from Haig Avenue
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 2:15:07 PM
Southport team just announced:
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 2:15:47 PM
Southport - McMillan; Lever; Marsh-Evans; Flynn; Davis; Winn; Booth; Powell; Simm; Kilheeney; McGinn. Subs-Gray; Lake; Barratt; Barnes; Daly.
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 2:16:21 PM
Blyth - Bell; Harrison; Doninger; Tait; Williams; Pell; McCabe; Turnbull; Brayson; Graham; Dale. Subs-Todd; Norton; Gillies; Bates; Alexander.
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 2:18:44 PM
An over-cast, cool afternoon at Haig Avenue.
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 2:18:57 PM
A team change for Blyth - Mark Donniger now starts in place of Darren Craddock. Josh Gillies takes the place of Donninger on the bench!
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 2:40:41 PM
Looking at the league table, Blyth's away record is not strong, having won only twice from 12 games, drawing 5 and losing 5!
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 2:56:58 PM
Kevin Lee is likely to be out for a few weeks, but Chris Lever is back in action today.
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 2:57:26 PM
As both teams come out to a fairly quiet Haig Avenue!
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 2:57:44 PM
Not too many in attendance today!
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 2:57:55 PM
Blyth is green/white
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 2:58:10 PM
Blyth to kick off
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 3:00:01 PM
An early touch for McMillan
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 3:00:43 PM
Lever's ball into the box headed back to keeper by Harrison
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 3:01:29 PM
Blyth free-kick inside own area
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 3:01:50 PM
Blyth defending throw
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 3:02:35 PM
A good ball in from Winn nearly released Simm, but well covered back by Williams
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 3:04:20 PM
Corner to Port
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 3:05:12 PM
Ball went into box with Simm and Lever getting in eachother's way, as the ball sails out for goal kick.
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 3:05:41 PM
Blyth defending throw
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 3:06:56 PM
Free-kick to Blyth
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 3:08:17 PM
played into the tall Richard Pell, but ball skids through to McMillan
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 3:08:34 PM
Marsh-Evans does well to persist, getting ball to McGinn who hoists ball over to Simm who had time and space at the back post, but header goes straight to Bell. Should have scored!
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 3:10:03 PM
Blyth caught off-side from a long ball
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 3:11:14 PM
Simm puts dangerous ball into box, cleared for corner by defence
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 3:11:57 PM
Corner cleared
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 3:12:21 PM
but Port continue with pressure, as Powell's ball into box is too high for Earl.
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 3:12:46 PM
Blyth goal-kick goes straight out for throw for Port on half way line
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 3:13:08 PM
ANother long ball over the top for Blyth catches Graham off side
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 3:13:54 PM
Booth puts in dangerous cross from right towards Simm, but ball cleared for corner.
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 3:15:52 PM
Punched away by Bell
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 3:16:03 PM
COunter attack
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 3:16:06 PM
GOAL
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 3:16:17 PM
0-1
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 3:16:19 PM
Ian Graham
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 3:16:23 PM
A good counter attack from the corner cleared to Paul Brayson who whipped the ball over to Ian Graham who slotted the ball beyond McMillan into the net.
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 3:17:28 PM
Free kick for Blyth
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 3:20:52 PM
mid way inside Port half
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 3:21:01 PM
Well collected by McMillan
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 3:21:13 PM
High ball into Simm whose header goes wide. Southport get a corner though!
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 3:26:02 PM
Port caught off-side following a good spell of pressure
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 3:29:24 PM
Port attacking throw
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 3:30:49 PM
Port corner
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 3:31:22 PM
GOAL
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 3:31:38 PM
Earl Davis
by southport_fc at 2/6/2010 3:31:56 PM